A Rare Glimpse Into '21 Nights' of Prince's LifeSource: AOL
Posted: 09/23/08 2:29PM
Filed Under: Music
In 2007, Prince maintained a 21-night sold-out residency at London's O2 arena. '21 Nights,' a collaborative effort between Prince and photographer Randee St. Nicholas, is a photographic essay that documents this journey with poetry and 124 never-before-seen images. The multimedia set also includes 'Indigo Night,' a live CD that captures Prince's after-hours sessions, along with new music. Take a look at an introductory excerpt from '21 Nights' -- penned by St. Nicholas -- as well as exclusive photos, a first look at the 'Indigo Night' tracklist and a video for the upbeat 'Planet Earth' song 'The One U Wanna C.'
Those who have spent the most time with him are both frustrated and inspired. To know him is to know that you probably will never really know him and to question that is a waste of time ... wasting time is something one should never do .. .and something Prince holds in high disregard.
Photo Gallery: Prince 21 Nights
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"21 Nights" by Prince / Randee St.NicholasHe is passionate and funny and smarter than any of you will probably ever believe ... he stretches everyone around him and I'm not sure he even understands why ... and those who get it without trying to understand soar and grow creatively in a way they probably could not find on their own ... it is not a manipulation for control's sake as it is often judged ... it is a way of being ... a way of constantly stirring things up ... a conduit to achieve creative exhaustion ... so that you just do whatever it is you do, free of the limits of how you think you should do it ... you are simply forced to trust yourself and to trust him ... and in the end it is a gift, one that you have worked very hard for and there is great satisfaction in that. Now that you know this you will see him as I have seen him over these few weeks during the summer of 2007 in a city we hold synonymous with royalty ... fitting for a Prince. .. a man ... a musician ... an artist who is truly like no other.
-- Randee St. Nicholas, From the Introduction
Posted: 09/23/08 2:29PM
Filed Under: Music
In 2007, Prince maintained a 21-night sold-out residency at London's O2 arena. '21 Nights,' a collaborative effort between Prince and photographer Randee St. Nicholas, is a photographic essay that documents this journey with poetry and 124 never-before-seen images. The multimedia set also includes 'Indigo Night,' a live CD that captures Prince's after-hours sessions, along with new music. Take a look at an introductory excerpt from '21 Nights' -- penned by St. Nicholas -- as well as exclusive photos, a first look at the 'Indigo Night' tracklist and a video for the upbeat 'Planet Earth' song 'The One U Wanna C.'
Those who have spent the most time with him are both frustrated and inspired. To know him is to know that you probably will never really know him and to question that is a waste of time ... wasting time is something one should never do .. .and something Prince holds in high disregard.
Photo Gallery: Prince 21 Nights
1 of 15The Hot Shots
"21 Nights" by Prince / Randee St.NicholasHe is passionate and funny and smarter than any of you will probably ever believe ... he stretches everyone around him and I'm not sure he even understands why ... and those who get it without trying to understand soar and grow creatively in a way they probably could not find on their own ... it is not a manipulation for control's sake as it is often judged ... it is a way of being ... a way of constantly stirring things up ... a conduit to achieve creative exhaustion ... so that you just do whatever it is you do, free of the limits of how you think you should do it ... you are simply forced to trust yourself and to trust him ... and in the end it is a gift, one that you have worked very hard for and there is great satisfaction in that. Now that you know this you will see him as I have seen him over these few weeks during the summer of 2007 in a city we hold synonymous with royalty ... fitting for a Prince. .. a man ... a musician ... an artist who is truly like no other.
-- Randee St. Nicholas, From the Introduction